You have been asked by your teacher to explain the impacts of Global warming and
Climate change on various Indian states. You decide to focus on three different regions,
i) Himalayan region, (states of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, ii) Arid and semi-
arid regions (states of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Haryana, Punjab), iii) Coastal areas (states of
Maharashtra, Goa, Orissa, Tamil Nadu etc). Discuss in detail the impacts of Global
warming and Climate change on each of these regions, with respect to economy, society
and environment
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Global warming is damaging the Earth's climate as well as the physical environment. One of the most visible effects of global warming can be seen in the Arctic as glaciers, permafrost and sea ice are melting rapidly. ... Increased melting of snow and ice. Sea level rise.
Global warming is the long term rising of the Earth's temperature, caused by the greenhouse effect. The terms 'global warming' and 'climate change' are often used interchangeably, because the current trend in climate change is that the earth is getting warmer
Modern global warming is the result of an increase in magnitude of the so-called greenhouse effect, a warming of Earth's surface and lower atmosphere caused by the presence of water vapour, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxides, and other greenhouse gases.
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